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Raven Grimassi

Raven Grimassi Award-winning author Raven Grimassi is the
author of seven books on Wicca and Witchcraft, including
Wiccan Mysteries (awarded Best Book of the Year & Best
Spirituality Book 1998 by the Coalition of Visionary
Retailers), Wiccan Magick, Italian Witchcraft (previously
titled Ways of the Strega), Hereditary Witchcraft,
Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft (awarded Best Non-Fiction
Book 2001 by the Coalition of Visionary Retailers), Beltane,
and the forthcoming title The Witches' Craft (October 2002).

Raven Grimassi has been a teacher and practitioner of the
Craft for nearly 30 years. He is trained in the Family
tradition of Italian Witchcraft (also known as Stregheria),
and is also an initiate of several Wiccan Traditions,
including Brittic Wicca and the Pictish-Gaelic Tradition. He
is currently the Directing Elder of the Arician Ways. Raven
considers it his life's work to ensure the survival of
ancient witch lore and legend along with ancestral teachings
of the Old Religion.

Grimassi has worked as both a writer and editor for
several magazines over the past decade, including The
Shadow's Edge (a publication focusing on Italian Witchcraft)
and Raven's Call (a journal of modern Wicca, Witchcraft and
Magick).

Titles by Raven Grimassi:

Beltane

The Well Worn Path

Italian Witchcraft: The Old Religion of Southern
Europe

The Wiccan Mysteries: Ancient Origins & Teachings

Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft

The Witch's Familiar: Spiritual Partnerships for
Successful Magic

The Witches' Craft: The Roots of Witchcraft &
Magical Transformation

Hereditary Witchcraft: Secrets of the Old Religion

Wiccan Magick: Inner Teachings of the Craft

Witchcraft: A Mystery Tradition

Spirit of the Witch: Religion & Spirituality in
Contemporary Witchcraft

Witchcraft:A Mystery Tradition

Witchcraft: A Mystery Tradition provides a cultural and mythical
context that helps readers gain insight into the foundation of the
modern craft. Drawing upon classical traditions of European Witchcraft,
Raven constructs a cohesive mythos that unifies and supports current
neo-pagan thought and the concepts of modern day Wiccan spirituality.

Raven includes invaluable information involving Sabbats and their
associated deities, along with techniques for aligning with the “momentum of
the past”, a powerful and ever present current of knowledge available to all
Witches.

Understanding the Mystery Traditions of Witchcraft is essential for
anyone wishing to enrich their craft. Award winning author and renown
scholar Raven Grimassi, guides you along a richly detailed path to these
traditions by exploring their roots in myth, legends, and lore.